gacchati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• गच्छति (Devanagari script)
• গচ্ছতি (Bengali script)
• ගච‍්ඡති (Sinhalese script)
• ဂစ္ဆတိ or ၷၸ္ꧡတိ or ၷၸ်ꧡတိ (Burmese script)
• คจฺฉติ or คัจฉะติ (Thai script)
• ᨣᨧ᩠ᨨᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄຈ຺ຉຕິ or ຄັຈຉະຕິ or ຄັດສະຕິ (Lao script)
• គច្ឆតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गच्छति (gacchati), see there for more. Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (gacchaï).

Verb

gacchati (root gam, first conjugation)

1. to go
2. to go to
3. to proceed
4. to depart

Conjugation

Conjugation of "gacchati"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	gacchāmi	gacchāma	gacche	gacchāmhe
2nd	gacchasi	gacchatha	gacchase	gacchavhe
3rd	gacchati	gacchanti	gacchate	gacchante or gacchare
Imperative
1st	gacchāmi	gacchāma	gacche	gacchāmase
2nd	gaccha or gacchāhi	gacchatha	gacchassu	gacchavho
3rd	gacchatu	gacchantu	gacchataṃ	gacchantaṃ
Optative
1st	gaccheyyāmi or gaccheyyaṃ or gacche	gaccheyyāma	gaccheyyaṃ	gaccheyyāmhe
2nd	gaccheyyāsi or gacche	gaccheyyātha	gacchetho	gaccheyyavho
3rd	gaccheyya or gacche	gaccheyyuṃ	gacchetha	gaccheraṃ

• Present active participle: gacchant, which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: gacchamāna, which see for forms and usage
• Past participle: gata, which see for forms and usage
• Absolutive: gantvā, which see for usage

Derived terms

• paradāraṃ gacchati (“to commit adultery”)
• adhigacchati (“to attain”)
• paccāgacchati (“to fall back upon”)
• upagacchati (“to approach”)
• vigacchati (“to go away”)

Adjective

gacchati

1. masculine/neuter locative singular of gacchant, present participle of the verb above

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gacchati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead